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    From where does saying of a "frog in the throat" come?

    Question #82973. Asked by star_gazer. (Jul 06 07 11:35 AM)


    arcane62

    		It was believed in medieval times that the secretions of a frog, coated on the back of the throat would cure a cough. Hence a frog was placed in the mouth.

    http://www.darlingtontown.co.uk/Games/Sayings.shtml

    Jul 06 07, 11:59 AM

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